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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 3d

I give you Vladimir Kitten.

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Sjors Scheres @sjorsscheres.bsky.social · 4d

If you are interesting in developing new algorithms for #cryoEM as a #PhD student or as a #postdoc, then do email or DM me. We have exciting opportunities coming up.

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Julia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 6d

Rutgers Newark is hiring multiple new profs who work in microbial pathogenesis, structural bio, human/microbial genetics, genomics, biochemistry, or computational biophysics. I loved doing my PhD at Rutgers and I LOVE New Jersey. Reach out if you’re applying and have questions about the school/area.

Open Rank Faculty Position on the Tenure Track - Newark, New Jersey (US) job with Rutgers | 12844885

MULTIPLE TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Dept. of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 6d

When you send a department email highlighting "engaging with community" but all your examples are "building communities" that are ISOLATED from the general public, you are actually segregating from the community, i.e. #FAILING as a leader and a scientist.

Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 13d

We have to do whatever we can to not just build a scientific community but engage the one around us. I was once a homeless high school student. If I didn't frow up in a college town, I probably wouldn't have made it very far. Those small community college professors get out into the community

Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 13d

High schoolers with their math and science homework and I used to show up to one's track meets. Again I carry a paper or a book. I go to farmers markets and I did teach a class once at MBU which I might try again

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 13d

I sit at the bar and read 2 or 3 Saturdays a month and I always get questions. I carry around a book on ethics or biophysics and I also get questions. I volunteer at the science fairs. I have e a Truth Social account and I post simple explanations occasionally about science. I help my neighbors

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 13d

Ask yourself, as a scientist with federal funding, why are you only here on bluesy hiding from the public. Why aren't you reaching out to the public. If you're only on here, you're part of the problem just as much as Trumo is. Get back into the public

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 15d

Save the #boobies!
#cancer #awareness
Support a great cause and get totally scientific, politically correct (?, was politically incorrect a few years ago) 🤔
Either way! support the fight!

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Misha Kudryashev @mishakudryashev.bsky.social · 17d

We have a preprint of a book chapter for you: Structural Analysis of Membrane Proteins in Cell-Derived Microvesicles.

We describe how to image membrane proteins in mid-sized vesicles using cryo-electron tomography

zenodo.org/records/1717...

Structural Analysis of Membrane Proteins in Cell-Derived Microvesicles

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clairesnaylor.bsky.social @clairesnaylor.bsky.social · 17d

Collaborative facilities maximize use of cryo-TEMs and pFIBs, but create challenges. Join our expert panel TOMORROW to learn best practice for cost recovery and smooth operations.
📅 23rd September 🕒 12 noon CEST
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER : ter.li/asketl
#CryoEM #FacilityManagement #Webinar #Microscopy

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 19d

Trump:No data, no problem!
When the Trump administration said last week that it would stop requiring thousands of industrial facilities to report their planet-warming pollution, the move fit a growing pattern: If data points to a problem, stop collecting the data.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...

A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem

www.nytimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19d

Reflecting on Charlie Kirk's assassination, the hosts of "Hard Fork" discuss freedom of speech and the terrifying new reality of extremely online violence. nyti.ms/4nknwq8

"You really do not wanna live in a country where the people — the comedians on TV — cannot make fun of the president. Like that is rarely a sign of a healthy democratic society." - Kevin Roose, co-host of "Hard Fork"

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Callan Bentley @callanbentley.bsky.social · 19d

The Geology Club went on a float down the James River this afternoon. ⚒️

Talon smiles in sunglasses and a broad brimmed hat from one boat while two students in kayaks smile in the background

A half dozen kayaks and a canoe in front of a cliff of rock

A student floats in the river in a kayak, and the river reflects the Blue sky above. There are trees on either Bank

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Gareth (Gary) Trubl @gtrubl.bsky.social · 19d

New paper alert with @alexjprobst.bsky.social.

enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Clarifying Terminology in Microbial Ecology: A Call for Precision in Scientific Communication

The rapid evolution of microbiology as a field of research has led to the introduction of new terminology and the adaptation of existing terms. However, inconsistencies in the use of these terms, inc...

enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Nature @nature.com · 21d

The Science Foundation launched last week to raise public funds for transdisciplinary, discovery-based research

go.nature.com/46w7vpT

Will the public support basic science? A new non-profit aims to find out

The Science Foundation seeks donations to fund ten $10,000 ‘what if’ seed grants.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 21d

“Now that he’s back in power, Trump’s showing us just how anti-veteran he can be.”

newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/i-fought-c...

I fought communism. Now Trump supporters call me a 'communist.'

How a veteran who deployed to Korea is treated for speaking out against Trump’s war on service members.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 21d

Shocker... -_-

Nature @nature.com · 21d

Nature research paper: Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour

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Delegation to artificial intelligence can increase dishonest behaviour - Nature

People cheat more when they delegate tasks to artificial intelligence, and large language models are more likely than humans to comply with unethical instructions—a risk that can be minimized by introducing prohibitive, task-specific guardrails.

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 22d

...in the way Charlie Kirk did -without so much anger and hostility. Was there aggressive speech from him and did he get angry? Absolutely! But he invited conversation. He spoke mostly politely and forward, and he showed up to where the public was. Go to the public. Dont hide here on bsky

Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 22d

The reason there wasnt an outcry for other killings the way there was for Charlie Kirk was not that such person was liberal and he was conservative. Its that people knew who he was. He was outspoken. He was well spoken. He reached out to the public. Trumps rampage aside. More libs need to reach out

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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 22d

More public funding for basic science is a sound investment that makes us more prosperous.

How to measure the returns on R&D spending

Forget the glorious successes of past breakthroughs—the real justification for research investment is what we get for our money. Here’s what economists say.

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 22d

Me: Would you drink this drink if I told you it were methanol instead of ethanol?
Person: No that shit it'll make you blind! or worse....
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We dont communicate enough of the right information as scientists. We hold back because the education in this country is lacking, but now we are also failing

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Schiracha (Schirra, but a little spicy) @schiracha.bsky.social · 22d

Person: I will never believe that methanol has to be used the in the production of [product]. they can just use ethanol
Me: Yeah, ethanol just doesn't work well for that
Person: They're not that different! I'd bet it works! they're just driving up costs and lying to us
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 22d

My awesome Drosophila colleague Akhila Rajan at Fred Hutch (Seattle) is recruiting both a staff scientist and a postdoc to study fat–brain communication, innate immunity, mitochondrial signaling, and brain senescence. Great team, great environment. Apply here: careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/30062/j...

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred Hutch is dedicated to the elimination of cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death.

careers-fhcrc.icims.com

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Greg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · Sep 19

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